The Seven Pillars of Highly Successful Architecture Firms

Earn 1 AIA LU

Culled from experiences working with more than 3,000 AE firms over 25 years, this session will examine the seven common denominators of every successful firm. Success comes in many flavors. For some, it’s money; for others, it is peer recognition, awards, or fame; for most of us, it’s having access to challenging or exciting projects. Regardless of how you measure success, by adopting these Seven Pillars you will create the framework from which you and every member of your firm can achieve their professional goals.

Learning Objectives

• Apply your AE talents to your business and turn your firm into the most exciting project of your career.
• Integrate your people, processes, and tools to create the perfect triangle
• Create and manifest your business and strategic plan
• List the three essential qualities which turn individuals into leaders

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  Steve Burns
  FAIA Chief Creative Officer
  BQE Software

  Steve Burns

  

  Steven Burns, FAIA, is a global thought leader and speaker on topics related to firm management and emerging technologies. He is the founder of The Well-Designed Firm, a nascent business consultancy helping A&E firms that wish to make their business as elegant as the architecture they create. Steven received his Master of Architecture degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Design, spent 7 years at SOM, and founded his own architecture firm, BBA Architects which he sold in 2007. He created ArchiOffice, the popular office and project management software, which he sold to BQE Software in 2010, which later evolved into BQE CORE.

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  Samuel Medina
  Moderator/Executive Editor
  The Architect's Newspaper

  Samuel Medina